ALEISTER CROWLEY.

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{Illustration facing page xxxiii described:

This is a dark gray-brown colotype of Leila Waddell, rectangular in shape and done on
the left page, long top to the left edge of the book. The background is a uniform black.
The image is apportioned with Leila's head and upper body occupying the left half of the
picture, entire right profile. She gazes directly to the right, chin supported by left
fist, back of hand to right and forearm vertically down. The left elbow is not visible,
being behind the right elbow and forearm. The right forearm extends out along a low table
occupying the foreground of the right half of the image, elbow on table and forearm
slightly raised. The right hand is loosely closed against a round vertical dish just below
center of the dish. This dish is vertical and resting on its lower rim on the table in the
plane of the photo. It is ornamented in volute double spiral circular patterns reminiscent
of a Yin-Yang symbol, an outer ring of about 24 inside the rim of the disk, then an inner
annular rib, next inside slightly larger volutes in an open circle of 14, inside another
open circle of six volutes (hand covers most of lower three) and a single volute in the
center. Leila's forefinger has a ring of knobby and complex appearance.

She her hair is quite long and thick, covering all strategic points not obscured by the
posture and arms. It is long, straight and hangs smoothly down from the head without
evident styling. A cascade of it falls over the right shoulder toward the front, passing
to front over the elbow and before the forearm. Another substantial lock falls directly
down to the front. The hair appears to be all brushed to the right and front in part.

Her expression is fixed and melancholic, lips closed and eyes slightly sad.}

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